Rubber tire.



PATBNTED NOV. 22, 1904.

J. F. BYERS.

RUBBER TIRE.

APPLIGATIDN FILED F5311, 1904.

N0 MODEL,

Patented November 22, 1904.

PATENT Ormea.

JOHN F. BYERS, OF RAVENNA, OHIO.

RUBBER TIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 775,361, dated November 22, 1904.

Application led February ll, 1904. Serial No. 193,085. (No model.)

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Beit known that I, JOHN F. Bruns, a citizen of the United States of America, residing' at Ravenna, in the county of Portage and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Rubber Tires; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in rubber tires.

The object of this invention is to provide a rubber tire for wheels of vehicles which can be firmly secured to the wheel and which will have such an arrangement of parts that the portions of the tire which become injured or worn can be replaced without removing the whole tire.

My invention therefore consists in providing a tire of this description consisting of a plurality of independent sections removably secured to the felly of the wheel, so that any one of them can be taken off and replaced with a new one without disturbing the rest of the tire.

Uy invention further consists in the features of construction and combination of parts as described in the specification, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated inthe drawings.

In the accompanying' drawings, Figure 1 shows a wheel equipped with my improved tire. Fig. 2. is an enlarged detail view of a section of the felly. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. L is a section on line 4 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section on line 5, Fig. 3.

Again referring to the drawings, a represents a wheel of the usual construction. The felly I is provided with a metallic grooved rim c represents the sections which form the tire. The tire-sections c preferably consist of blocks of rubber, which are arranged around the felly and are preferably spaced a short distance apart. In each section c are arranged two strips or bars of steel d, which project a short distance at both ends thereof. Between the ends of adjacent sections c are arranged clamping devices, each of which consists of a small block e, preferably of metal o1' wood. In each block are formed two grooves fr. arranged to receive the ends of the steel strips d. In each of the grooves e' is arranged a central wall (fi. These walls i form abutments for the ends of the bars and prevent them creeping or shifting endwise in the rubber tire-sections c, which would, if not pre vented, result in the said strips withdrawing entirely from the clamping-block a at one or the other end of the rubber tire-sections c. In each block e is formed a bolt-holef,th1ough which is passed a bolt f', which also passes through the felly and is secured by means of a nut fg. The grooves e' in the blocks i are made not quite as deep as the thickness of the rubber between the strips Z and the perimeter of the felly, so that when the blocks e are tightly clamped to the felly the rubber between the strips d and the folly will be compressed, causing' the rubber tire-sections c to grip tightly on the perimeter of the wheel.

As is well known, rubber tires do not wear evenly, and often either through injury o1' some iiaw in the rubber one portion of a tire will be rendered worthless, while the balance of the tire is in good condition; but it necessitates the abandonment of the whole tire. Then this occurs in a tire of my construction, it is only necessary to remove the clamping devices at each end of the worn p0rtion and substitute a new rubber tire-section therefor.

l. The combination with the felly of awheel of a plurality of tire-sections arranged around said felly so as to leave a space between each tire-section, a metallic core arranged in each tire-section and extending longitudinally of said section and projecting at each end thereof and means for clamping the projecting ends of said cores to the felly.

Q. The combination with the fellyof awheel of a plurality of tire-sections arranged around said felly so as to leave a space between said tire-sections, a metallic core arranged in each tire-section and extending' longitudinally of said section and projecting at each end thereof, clamping devices arranged to till the spaces between the tire-sections and to engage the projecting' ends of the cores and means Jfor securing said clamping devices to the telly.

3. The combination with the telly of a wheel or a plurality of tire-sections arranged around said telly so as to leave a space between each tire-section, a metallic core arranged in each tire-section and extending longitudinally ot' said section and projecting at each end thereot' and means arranged between the tire-sections for filling the spaces between the tiresections and for clamping and preventing' the longitudinal movement ot' the cores.

4. An elastic tire comprising a'plurality of tire-sections, two metallic strips 4arranged vin each tire-section and extending longitudinally through said tire-section and projecting at both ends thereof and means for clamping the projecting ends of said strips to the telly, comprising a block provided with grooves arranged to receive the ends of said strips, bolts for securing said blocks to the felly and means from shiftingendwise in said tire-sections, and

bolts passing through said blocks and the telly of the wheel, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign theforegoing specification in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. BYERS. Witnesses:

VICTOR C. LYNCH, G. M. HAYES. 

